How Ants Tend to Their Gardens

Leaf-cutter ants are arguably among the most amazing living things in the entire world. They are mostly renowned for their ability to grow fungus “gardens” and also for the fact that they can carry chunks of leaves that are several times their body size and weight. Now, scientists... [ read more >> ]

Leaf-cutter ants doing what they do best – with the help of bacteria

Leaf-cutter ants in the Amazon have four times more biomass than all land animals combined

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Leaf-cutter ants in the Amazon have four times more biomass than all land animals combined